Research
Jun 23, 2009
Fluorescence tomography: the optical edge
Fluorescence imaging is shaping up as a promising modality for guiding surgical resection of tumours; but the technique could also prove of benefit for deep tissue imaging. Now, a research team headed up by Brian Pogue of Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH) has reported the first in vivo demonstration of deep-tissue tomographic imaging using the endogenous fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX (J. Biomed. Opt. 14 030501).
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